The Gold-Bug

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A man is sitting astride a large tree branch as a human skull can be seen in the foreground

The Gold-Bug.

Artist

Name:: Herpin, Léon Pierre
Dates:: 1841-1880
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Photogravure
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Histoires extraordinaires
Author:: Poe, Edgar Allan
Publisher:: Paris: Albert Quantin, 1884
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Description:

A man is sitting astride a large branch of a tree standing on a rocky coast as a human skull can be seen in the foreground, nailed to a smaller branch.

The caption reads in the French version: Le scarabée d’or.

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{{cite web | title=The Gold-Bug | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/gold-bug/ | author=Herpin, Léon Pierre | year=1884 | access-date=May 3, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}